sanguine
Meaning of sanguine
- Blood colour; red.
- Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
- A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
- Bloodstone.
- Red crayon.
verb
To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
adjective- Having the colour of blood; blood red.
- Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
- Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
a sanguine bodily temperament
- Warm; ardent.
a sanguine temper
- Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.
- Full of blood; bloody.
- Bloodthirsty.
Information about sanguine
- The plural form of sanguine is: sanguines.
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Hyphenation of sanguine
san-guine
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- sanguine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
sanguine synonyms
Meaning rubicund:
Meaning :
animated, assured, bright, bullish, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, confident, hopeful, optimistic, positive, red, ridibund, spirited, upbeat, vivificated
sanguine antonyms
Meaning :
despondent, blue, gloomy, pessimistic
Translation of sanguine
- Spanish: optimista
Anagrams of sanguine
Words that rhyme with sanguine
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